Garment press



W. H. DORSEY GARMENT PRESS Aug. 30, 1927.

' Filed Sep't. 10. 1924 INVENTOR William M artj ORNEYS 10 garment press TES UNITED lSTA 1,640,351.' PATENT OFFICE, i

WILLIAM i1. DoasEY, oF'NE'w BRIGHTON, NEW YORK, AssIGNon, BY MESNE ASSIGN- `MENTS, T PROSPEBITY COMPANY, INC., 0F SYRACUSE, NEW YORK, A. GOBPOBA- TIQN 0F NEW YORK:

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ing ments v ience 'of the operator to afford more health- Y ful and pleasant `'working environments;

and an object is to improve upon the con.- struction shown in the -Palmer Patent 1,319,108. A-

An object of the inventionis to. produce and particularly ironing press improvements v y I arising from the Work are blown-.rearwardly away from the operator, collected by asuetion device and removedfroi'nrthe room.

Those conversant with .the` art. have: appre-l ciation vfor the overly warmuncomfortable working environments and conditionsexisting 'in and about laundries aii d at the front of modern large jaw wide opening pressing machines which arises by virtue of rapidly ironinglarge-size pieces with highly heated iaws thereby releasing considerable vapor and heat on the operator; and my present invention basto do with Vthe elimination vof this discomfortl and menace to the operators health. n D

An additional object of the invention is to provide a garment'pocket and culi cleaner for a pressing machine whereby the' same air as used for operating the yapor and heat removingl apparatus may ,likewise be used for operating the said cleaner. The accompanying drawing shows one form of the invention illustrating the principles thereof, and it is to be understood that changes may be made without departing from the scope of the invention for the purpose of producing a commercial machine' in accordance with the plans ofthis invention.

Figure 1 shows a fragmentary top view of a press embodying my improvements; and

Figure 2 shows a side view thereof.

Referring further to thev drawings for a detailed description of the inventionatliere is own a press framev 10 supporting.l a buck 11. A press lever 12 is pivoted at .11

on the frame 10, and therear end of -this'V lever is itted with any suitable form of link, toggle, or lever operating means 13 by which the said lever 12 is rocked on thefulcruin point 11 to raise and lower a press head 14 anchored to the front end of said lever. The head and buck are heated by any suitable means but the heating means whereby the llieai 'i,a,nd vapory press jaws.

and vpress-opening and closing leverage'is omitted for clearance in illustrating my particular'improvements because those features are not essential'` to an .understanding of this'invention.l y

One of the pressing members is chosen for illustratingthe principle and 'construction of this invention and though the air blowing system maybe adaptedto either one or both pressing jaw members, I have illustrated my improvements as 'attached to the -head 14. rlhe head 14 'is made with an air passage 16 extending along the 'front margin of the head` and this passage is provided with an air discharge orifice or row of perforations 17 by which air is discharged under pressure from the passage 16,l The discharge orifice 17 -is preferably directed at an angle rearwardly and downwardly so as to strike'lthe work onl the pressing-surface of the buck 11;

and as the `head 14 rises, the air discharge,

fromthe orifice 17 vigorously expels all the heat and vapor as generated between the hot The passage 16 is integrally joinedwith a passage 18 extending rear` wardly across Atthe upper face of the head and this passage may have its rear end tapped and drilled forl connection with a pipe 19. .The rear end of the pipe 19 connects with 'a pivotal air joint 20 by which compressed airis delivered tothe movable jaw, as' will now be described A hollow air joint or arm 2O has its front end screw threaded into the pipe 19 and the other end is made with a stuiiing' box body 21, and' a packing vgland nut 22 is screwed onto the body 21 by which the ,said hollow air -arin 20 is made tolinovably and pivottinuously maintains the valve 25-26 in closed position thereby stopping the iow of air upwardly througi the pipe 23. The cam' 28 is disposed in alignment with the stem 27 to ride upon the stem and thrustV it downwardly thereby opening the valve -26 vwhen the head 14 rises, but when the head reaches upwardly or downwardly limited position, the cam'28 slides oif the valve stem 2.7 which permits the valve 25-26 p ,to be closed.

The operation of the automatic air valve 25-26- is such that-air )ressure from the pipe line 23 is vdischarge from the orifice 17 during the up and down motion of the `head`14:, but this air blowing function is ter- .minated at the endk of the. opening stroke and closing stroke of the pressing head. Though I may prefer to so arrange the ma-v chine that the discharge of air takes place backV through the press: jaws only while the head is lifting, yet at the same time I. have illustrated the blowing function asperform-v ing during both up and down head movements. v

Any suitable means isprovided for sup- -plying air under pressure` to the main pipe line 23. In the present instance a motor- 30 drives a pump or a blower 31 and the pipe 23 is connected to the blower.v Those conversant with the art will readily understand i' how a battery of pressing machines equipped with the vapor and heat remover may be supplied with air from a single andv common source of supply, and one motor and fan may be employed to operate aplurality of machines. v

c It is desirable to entirely removethey heatv and vapor from the room and region of the pressing machine and' to this end a hoodlike receptacle or air and' vapor receiver 33 isplaced. to the rear of the pressing machine jaws and connects with a suction ,fan

35, and the said fan 35 is adapted to discharge the heat `and vapor outwardly through a pipe 36 and outside the room or establishment in which one or more presses are located. The fan 35 is driven by the motor ,30. The *pressing machine table 37 is sometimes constructed from sheet metal and may therefore-be shaped up to form the hood 33lat the rear of the press; The same motor 30 is arranged to drive the blower 31 and the exhauster. 35. The velocity of the blast of air `issuing from 'the oriiice 1'( sweeps theJ heat and vapor `from the jaws directly back into the hood 33 and thus the working environments of the press are'maintainedy in a cooland healthful condition.

An operator in a laundry works more efficiently 'and is notphysically exhausted by the ill-smelling vapors and heat arising from freshly ironedl wash goods when the press is equipped with the, features of my invention; and furthermore all disagreeable odor.

nemesi tothe air supplydpumpifor4 fanBO; The pipe 41 is equipped with a suitable hand controlled valve 42 which stops and starts the air `supply through the. 'air blowing .device 40. This pocket and cuffcleaner comprises 'a hollow spreading fan-shaped instrument 40 having scratcher or dirt loosening teeth 42.

The body/l0 and teeth 42 are'hollow, thel said parts 42 constituting in fact nozzles for setting up high velocity air streams capable of entering the crevicesand lseams of pockn etsl and cuffs for. blowing out dirt1 from cuffs and pockets. .The spread of the hollow air blowing body 40 causes the instrument to reach a large area to be cleaned; and this pocket and cuff cleaner is especially useful for pressing machines because the tailor has conveniently available a ready useful cleaning device which he may use without the loss of time before or 'after pressingV a garment.

It is to be understoodthat the heat and vapor remover system described in connection with a pressing machine is'more especially useful on ironing and laundry presses, and that ironin presses do not necessarily require the poc et-and ycuff cleaner for .ironing machines are used on wash goods. On the other hand, the` pocket and cuit cleaner 33 ismore particularly useful in connection with garment presses used by tailorsfor pressing suits and other garments whereas it is not necessarily intended for lextensive use with ironing presses. How` ever, I have illustrated both improvements and new uses for air in connection with one 4 and the same machine.

1. A garment pressing machine comprising cooperating press jaws one of which is provided with an air discharge orifice along the marginthereof, an air'pipe to supply air pressure to the oriceby which the vapor and heat ordinarily 'arising from the work are blown away from the operator, a valve includedin the air pipe, and means-forautomatically operating the valve .to control the flow of air pressure when the press opens and closes` y 2. A garment pressing machine comprising cooperating press jaws and means to open and close the same and one jaw being provided with an air discharge orifice along the margin thereof,l means to supply air pressure to the oriiilcdby which? the vapor and heat ordinarily arising from the work are blown away from the operator, automatic valve control means to cause the airito blow only during the opening andv closing motion of the press, a hood-like funnel air receiver in line with, the ress jaws, and suction means connected wit the receiver.

3. A pressingmachine comprising in combination, cooperating press jaws and means toopen'and close the press, an air. ductinias Mii)

tegrally formed along the front margin of one press jaw, another duct integral with the first one named and leading rearwardly, an air. arm havingr one end attached to the last named duct and means to rotate the arm as the press opens and closes, an air supply pipe pivotally connected with the other end of the air arm, a cam carried on the arm and rotatable therewith, and a valve in the air supply ipe including means to opens and close it y the cam.

4. A pressing machine comprising in combination, a frame, press jaws one of which is movable and a press lever fulcrumed on the frame and connected to the movable jaw to open and close the press, an air passage and discharge orifice made in the movable pressing member, an air arm pivoted at the fulcrum point of t-he lever and connected with the air passage and orifice, an air supply pipe linc'eonnected with the arm, a valve disposed in the pipe line, and a cam journaled coaxilly with the lever` fulcrum movable with the jaw and cooperating with the valve to open and close the air pipe line.

5. A press comprising jaws and means to open and close the press including a pivoted press lever; fluid spraying meansincluded in one of the jaws and a pipe lineto convey Huid to the jaw, a valve 1n the pipe, and operating means concentric with the -press lever pivot to actuate the valve when the press opens and closes.

In testimony whereof I aix my signature.

WILLIAM H. DORSEY. 

